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[somber music playing]

[indistinct chatter]

BARCELONA SEPTEMBER 2019

[laughing]

[chatter continues]

What we used to talk about doing with Luis Suárez from here.

You know? Here, we go in through here... In the end, you said it went here.

And we always put a player here.

- It will be Busquets today. He goes here. - To block?

The thing is the ball has to go very... And he'll come from here.

The ball has to go from above, very...

- Very high, okay? - Okay.

[Messi] Come on, guys. Let's be confident from the start.

If we play our roles, no one can beat us, okay?

- It's always up to us. Always up to us. - [players high-fiving]

We did it all last year. We'll do it again.

We'll be what we are again, come on!

[clapping]

If we mess up, it's okay. It's okay if someone messes up.

We have to talk to each other. We'll talk a lot.

We have to talk. We have to correct each other.

That makes us grow.

[players] One, two, three, Barça!

[theme music playing]

FC BARCELONA - A NEW ERA

[reporter] Leo Messi will no longer be in Barcelona

after more than two decades on the team.

The agreement between both parties was total

and the signature was a mere formality.

But it wasn't possible to close the deal since the club doesn't meet

LaLiga's requisites to incorporate Lionel.

[reporter 2] Leo's departure means the end of a love story

that marked Barça forever.

CAMP NOU AUGUST 6TH, 2021

[indistinct chatter]

I'm here to explain the situation we find ourselves in

regarding our negotiations with Leo Messi.

[fans chanting] Messi! Messi! Messi!

Messi! Messi! Messi!

[Laporta] We had to confirm we had an astronomical debt.

We had received a terrible inheritance.

JOAN LAPORTA PRESIDENT

The club's economic situation

is that we have no money for salaries.

We've been told by LaLiga that the solution

was to sign a contract that meant mortgaging

a 10% of Barça's broadcasting rights for half a century.

We calculated what that meant for Messi and said there was no way.

We don't want to endanger the institution,

which is above the players,

even above the best player in the world, that we've had

the pleasure of having among us for many years

and for whom we feel an eternal gratitude.

[fans chanting] Messi! Messi! Messi!

[Alba] I was at home, with my family.

I saw a press release and couldn't believe it.

JORDI ALBA DEFENDER

I was in shock for three days.

No one in the locker room could believe it.

It was a very hard moment for the players.

I knew Leo wanted to stay, 100%.

[Busquets] It was shocking. I couldn't believe it.

I saw the news and was speechless.

SERGIO BUSQUETS MIDFIELDER

I didn't expect it, because of its importance

and because of the years Leo was on the team,

and what he meant to the players on the field.

[Fati] He wrote a message to the group saying goodbye.

That's when we found out. Honestly, it was hard, yeah.

[melancholic music playing]

[reporter] Today, August 5th, is the day of the news of the decade.

Leo Messi won't renew his contract with Barça.

[applause]

CAMP NOU AUGUST 8TH, 2021

[applause continues]

[applause stops]

Well, good morning.

[sniffles] Honestly, I don't... I don't know if I'll be able to speak.

These days...

These last few days I've been thinking, mulling it over...

[sniffles]

It's very hard for me,

after so many years doing my whole life here.

I wasn't ready.

Today, I have to say goodbye.

I've been here my whole life.

I was very young when I came, at age 13...

[breathes deeply]

[reporter] Leo Messi, one of the future stars.

One of the promises of Barcelona Football Club.

Here he is, in league sub-17 B.

You came from the team Newell's Old Boys.

Yeah, Newell's Old Boys from Rosario, Argentina.

I like to play, to get lots of passes,

and organize the field, opening the field's sides.

Or sometimes I go in myself, right?

I'd need to be a bit more built and taller,

because sometimes I feel I fall behind in some plays.

I've been through many beautiful things.

It's hard to pick a moment, but...

[sniffling] Maybe the time I had my debut

was the beginning of everything.

[crowd cheering]

[inspirational music playing]

It was a dream come true, and everything after that was wonderful.

[commentator 1] Look at Messi.

Ronaldinho, fast ball for Messi... Messi enters the area.

Messi chips the ball. Goal!

Goal from Messi! What a goal!

[commentator 2] Xavi's assist to Messi.

Messi, Messi, Messi.

Great Messi. Messi goes on.

Messi goes on.

Messi goes on! Goal! Incredible! Unimaginable!

A world-class goal.

[crowd cheering]

[commentator 3] Míchel Salgado goes in.

Messi gets the ball. Good play from Messi, goal!

[commentator 4] Xavi centers the ball for Messi,

he hits it with his head, goal!

It's absurd, what we've just seen is out of this world.

[commentator 5] Messi!

He's not from this world.

[commentator 6] Leo, Leo, Leo! Oh! Oh! Oh!

What did you do, Leo?

[commentator 6] Goal!

[commentator 7] Messi's penalty shot and goal!

[commentator 8] Messi aims at the goal bar, up high, Messi!

- What a beast! - [commentator 9] It's ridiculous!

[commentator 10] He's making history.

[commentator 11] A goal for the ages! It's a work of art!

[commentator 12] And goal!

[commentator 13] Messi's in the area. Messi shoots. What a goal!

Goal, goal, goal!

[crowd chanting] Messi, Messi!

[commentator 14] From a napkin to the roster,

from La Masía to the annals of history,

from Rosario to Barcelona, from Barcelona to eternity.

[crowd chanting] Messi, Messi!

[Messi] I always gave everything for this team, for this jersey,

from the first day to the last.

I would've liked to have said goodbye some other way,

with people, in the field, to be able to hear one last ovation,

one last show of affection.

[crowd chanting] Messi, Messi!

After 21 years...

uh...

I'm leaving with my wife, with three Catalonian-Argentinians.

I couldn't be prouder of everything I've done and lived in this city

to which, I have no doubt that after being away for a few years,

we'll return, because it's our home.

Because I also promised my children.

Just thank you, everyone.

[applause continues]

[Alba] It was a hard blow.

He was our leader. The best player in the world.

The one who made us all much better.

And we shared many moments outside the field.

In the end, it's hard, right?

[applause continues]

After so many years here in the club,

it's strange to see a Barcelona without Leo.

[Busquets] What I wanted was Leo

[clicks tongue] to say goodbye the way he deserved and the way he wanted.

[indistinct chatter]

[somber music playing]

Sometimes I think of the reasons he couldn't stay

and yes, it's sad...

[indistinct chatter]

[crowd chanting] Messi! Messi! Messi! Messi!

Messi! Messi! Messi!

GERMAN PRESEASON JULY 2021

[laughter]

Are you laughing?

[exclaims]

- [man laughs] - No!

Damn!

[laughter]

[indistinct chatter]

[Griezmann] Come on, "Clemente"!

[Piqué] Why doesn't he ride off on a bike?

Ride the bike a bit, right? No? Is it dangerous or what?

Good morning, culés.

[man] Gavi is 17, he can't drive.

Come on, Gavi! Give Gavi a bike, please.

[indistinct chatter]

- [man 1] Come on. - [man 2] He won't let me through!

[indistinct chatter and laughter]

No way. They won't get ahead.

[Piqué] That was a horrible show.

We got ahead in the last curve. We won by a lot.

It will probably be normal for us to ride the buggies from tomorrow.

The thing is buggies aren't bumper cars.

So no fooling around, be careful.

[hip-hop music playing]

[reporter 1] Kun Agüero is back on LaLiga.

The Argentinian comes as a free agent to Barcelona,

where his main condition for coming won't be met,

to play with his friend Lionel Messi.

His wallpaper is Leo, not his dad.

Finally, man, we finally have the first one.

[laughter]

Welcome to Barça!

You should have come a few years ago.

Before Atlético de Madrid, you should have come.

[Agüero] And you didn't bring me?

[laughter]

[reporter 2] The big bet is in place, by Koeman's explicit request,

the hiring of his compatriot Memphis Depay,

who comes from Olympique Lyon.

[applause]

[man, in English] You know our coach well?

- [Depay] Yeah. - [man] That's important.

Yes, that was also important, but Barcelona is Barcelona.

[reporter 3, in Spanish] Eric García has been introduced

as the new player of Barcelona Football Club.

The midfielder from La Masía

comes back as a free agent to what was once his home.

This wasn't here. There was a ping-pong table. It looks similar.

FC BARCELONA PRESENTATION AUGUST 8TH, 2021

[Koeman] Good evening, everyone!

Despite Leo Messi's departure,

we're very excited about this new season.

The acquisitions we've made, besides benefitting the young ones...

We know what it means to be in Barça, what the team represents.

[dramatic music playing]

- There you go. How are you? - How's it going?

How was the Eurocup, the Olympics?

I think we met a year ago.

Yeah, I think it was on the day of my debut.

I went for lunch and then we met.

They said, "We signed Pedri." "Pedri? Who's Pedri?"

I'm sorry. Because... [chuckles]

But you've impressed me from the start

because you're so young and you do things so well.

We move on, right? The second season is always harder than the first.

- Let's work harder. - But you're more grounded.

- Perfect. - Very well.

[ringing]

[tense music playing]

[yawns]

[Fati] We're six brothers and, yeah, we all live together.

We're a very close family.

They're watching a son fulfill a dream.

Fortunately, everyone in my family likes football.

[Bori Fati] Man, what a snack! Mother of God.

- I have a surprise today. - What is it?

You'll see.

You'll see!

Where?

You'll see.

ANSU FATI FORWARD

I asked for the 17 this year. Well, initially I had the 17,

but by the time Leo left,

the club had to complete the roster with all the numbers,

and the club asked me if I could carry it,

and I asked the captains, and if they agreed, I'd be delighted.

I'm proud to carry that number,

to represent it.

And well, it really motivates me

to give the best of me in each match and each training session.

♪ Oh, Leo Messi ♪

♪ God of football, score a goal ♪

[Fati's brother] They played with five defenders...

So... Like this on the sides.

[Fati] How do we play? 4-3-3?

4-3-3, yes.

But instead of the sides, we'll be closer together.

There, where you talk, are you dressed yet?

Yeah, we're dressed. We're going to...

- And that's the line-up, right? - There, yeah.

[Fati] He's a football lover. He loves it so much.

I try to bring him to the field with me whenever I can so he can see it up close.

The truth is I'm very happy to have him by my side.

- Hi. - What did you do to your hair?

- What's up? - How are you? How's the knee?

- Very well. - Yeah?

Very well, thanks.

I'm very happy.

[Alemany] This is called "desert journey."

- [Fati] For now, yes. - [Fati's brother continues chattering]

Well, you wanna stay here or what?

Where?

[laughs] Of course, man.

- Look at my eyes, yes or no? - Yes, of course. I'm a culé.

- We're clear on that, right? - Yeah.

About staying here? You never know, but...

- No, you never know, no. - If it were up to me, yeah.

Well, if it were up to me, you'd stay, okay?

[both chuckle]

MATCHDAY 7 FC BARCELONA - LEVANTE UD

[commentator 1] Anssumane Fati comes in. Fati comes in.

[commentator 1, in English] The Barça fans

finally able to welcome Ansu Fati back onto the field.

Ansu Fati, welcome back to Barça!

[commentator 3, in Spanish] Watch out for Ansu taking the ball! Ansu's going!

[commentator 4] There's Ansu Fati. Ansu Fati cuts across, still Ansu.

Ansu shoots... He's back! He's here!

Camp Nou shouts once more for a goal from their number 10!

[commentator 3] We have a new number 10!

And we'll never forget Leo Messi,

but the kid is meant to be Barça's new 10!

[commentator 4] His first minutes resulted in a goal.

MATCHDAY 7 FC BARCELONA 3 - 0 LEVANTE UD

Camp Nou celebrates the comeback of a prodigal son.

[commentator 3] My God, what a comeback from Ansu Fati!

[Fati] It was a very exciting moment.

Because I had been on standby for so long and getting to play again

with an audience, which I hadn't done in a year, was an amazing moment.

[Barcelona anthem plays on megaphone]

[crowd singing along]

[crowd cheering]

[Piqué] Even if you rebuild,

even if you bring new people... People want to win.

GERARD PIQUÉ DEFENDER

In that season start, the results weren't completely good or expected.

Losing is not acceptable in any way.

[commentator 1] Lewandowski... Lewandowski, goal!

[commentator 2] Dear God!

[commentator 1] Lewandowski scores the third goal.

MATCHDAY 1 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FC BARCELONA 0 - 3 FC BAYERN

[Koeman] The club has me as a coach in a rebuilding phase.

The team's financial situation

is linked to the sport performances.

And in the Champions League you can't expect miracles.

[commentator 1] The Uruguayan gets it, there's a chance, he shoots... Goal!

MATCHDAY 8 ATLÉTICO MADRID 2 - 0 FC BARCELONA

Luis Suárez just scored against his former team.

[commentator 2] There goes Darwin... Goal. Benfica 3 - FC Barcelona 0.

I'm still the same, but of course, I have ears and eyes...

And I know that... a lot of things leak...

[commentator] El Clásico is here.

Rodrygo, watch out for Alaba, what a goal!

MATCHDAY 10 FC BARCELONA 1 - 2 REAL MADRID

Huge goal from Alaba. End of the match. 1-2, Real Madrid wins.

The team with the most character won.

[reporter] You understand people are a bit frustrated?

I do, yes.

[commentator 1] And the Rayo just scored.

MATCHDAY 11 RAYO VALLECANO 1 - 0 FC BARCELONA

[commentator 2] What's happening is not normal.

[commentator 3] An unexpected and very painful defeat.

[reporter] You think that with today's defeat your future in Barça is in danger?

I don't know. We played well.

But I know, in Spain that doesn't count... It's 1-0.

So it's best not to say anything.

KOEMAN FIRED

F.C. BARCELONA PUTS KOEMAN ON THE STREET

RONALD KOEMAN REMOVED

GOODBYE KOEMAN

[Laporta] Koeman already told you yesterday we fired him.

Koeman will still be a big part of Barça,

he's someone who will always be in the team's collective memory.

And as a coach, he's won a Copa del Rey.

Some of you already know Sergi Barjuan.

He's the coach for the B team.

We've asked him to take charge for now and coach the main team.

[Barjuan] I'm just one more of you. I'll ask you to help me

and tell me whatever you need to try and apply it in the field.

I have four ideas of what to do with you. And, from then on, be yourselves.

That's it. We have to be more united than ever.

It's hard, but we have to be united, okay?

MATCHDAY 12 SERGI BARJUAN'S DEBUT

[commentator 1] The players look worried.

He was pale! Let's see what was the problem.

I repeat, he took his hand to his chest.

They're asking for a stretcher.

The referee is asking for a stretcher and Agüero is still on the ground.

What happened to Kun?

[ter Stegen, in English] It's tough.

Sometimes we don't realize how important health is in life.

MARC-ANDRÉ TER STEGEN GOALKEEPER

I felt really sorry for him because he's a great football player.

But I think he took the best decision he could take.

A MONTH LATER

[somber music playing]

[cameras clicking]

[sniffles]

[applause continues]

[exhales, in Spanish] Okay...

[sighs]

I've decided...

SERGIO AGÜERO FORWARD

to quit playing football.

[exhales sharply]

[sniffles]

I think it's for the best.

I leave with... my head high and very happy.

And I don't know what awaits me in another life,

but I'll keep good memories from these times.

So, thank you.

MATCHDAY 13 RC CELTA - FC BARCELONA

[commentator 1, in English] Lovely ball for Ansu Fati,

it's gonna be high, Ansu Fati cuts back.

He's got three men in the middle, goes across, he shoots. Ansu Fati scores!

After just four minutes here in Balaídos.

[suspenseful music playing]

[commentator 2, in Spanish] Oh! Ansu's been injured... Left leg hamstring.

Ansu Fati. Anssumane Fati is injured.

[Fati] It was a tough moment.

You sense something is off, that you can't keep going.

You get frustrated and think, "Why me again?"

[commentator 1] End of the first 45 minutes,

Celta 0 - Barcelona 3.

[commentator 2] Careful, Javi Galán, he can shoot from there.

Pass for Aspas, goal from Aspas.

I can't see us winning the game.

[commentator 3, in English] Aspas has scored with the last kick of the game.

Unbelievable!

Barça has thrown away a 3 - 0 lead here.

MATCHDAY 13 RC CELTA 3 - 3 FC BARCELONA

Barça cannot believe what's happened here.

It's ended Celta 3 - Barça 3,

after Barça was 3 - 0 at the halftime.

FC BARCELONA - A NEW ERA

[dramatic music playing]

[Xavi, in Spanish] I was in Doha. I was in the room about to go to sleep

and I get a call and I see it's the president, Joan.

It's a surprising call.

And he asks me straight away if I can go, if I can join Barça.

He thinks the team needs a change and he has thought of me.

[theme music playing]